Can I use my own AI keys to manage costs and usage?

Yes. While all Bread & Butter paid plans include a generous amount of monthly AI usage for LeadScore AI and Nurture AI, we offer a "Bring Your Own Key" (BYOK) option for power users and high-volume sales teams. This allows you to connect your own Google AI Studio API Key directly to your Bread & Butter dashboard, giving you total control over your AI tokens and costs.

Leverage the Free Google Tier

By providing your own key, you can take advantage of the free usage tiers offered by Google AI Studio. This is the most cost-effective way to scale your Deep Profile Enrichment and research tasks without worrying about hitting standard monthly plan limits.

• Manage Your Own Costs: Instead of paying for a higher-tier Bread & Butter plan just for more AI credits, you can manage your own token consumption directly with Google.
• Scale Without Limits: BYOK is ideal for teams processing thousands of leads per month who require real-time AI Profile Summaries, recent company news, and automated 1-to-1 drafting at scale.
• Direct Model Access: Your key ensures that your 10-year customer journeys and proprietary heatmap data are constantly being processed by Google’s latest high-performance models.

How to Connect Your Key

The setup takes less than 30 seconds. Simply generate an API key within your  account and paste it into the AI Settings section of your Bread & Butter Dashboard. Once saved, our system will automatically prioritize your private key for all AI-driven research, Deep Profile Enrichment, and Nurture AI drafting tasks. This ensures your sales intelligence engine never throttles, regardless of your lead volume.

By utilizing the BYOK option, you ensure your revenue intelligence is powered by the most advanced AI available while maintaining complete transparency and control over your infrastructure costs.